Peugeot 307 T5
The Peugeot 307 (T5) was built from 2001 to 2008 as a three- or five-door hatchback, the 307 SW estate and the 307 CC retractable-hardtop coupe-cabriolet, launched August 2003. Petrol engines run from the entry 1.4 (TU3JP) through the 1.6 16v (TU5JP4) to the naturally aspirated 2.0 16v (EW10A, 136-177 PS across variants). Diesels span the 1.4 HDi (DV4TD), the 1.6 HDi (DV6TED4) and the 2.0 HDi (DW10BTED4), with five- or six-speed manual and automatic gearbox options depending on engine.
The 307's documented reliability record is generation-specific enough to check directly: ask whether the car predates or postdates the June 2005 facelift, since the car's breakdown-statistics record improved meaningfully afterward. Request the full fault-code history rather than judging individual faults in isolation — a pattern of recurring, seemingly unrelated electrical or trim faults on a pre-facelift car is worth investigating as a pattern rather than dismissing one warning light at a time. Beyond that generation-specific check, each engine follows the timing-drive, EGR and turbo-oil-supply routes already documented for its family elsewhere in this contour.
To judge a specific 307, confirm its facelift status from the VIN and registration documents first. Get a full fault-code read across all control units and keep the printout, and have a franchised dealer run the VIN to check for any open manufacturer actions.
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Pre-purchase checklist
- ☐On a lift, inspect the turbocharger oil feed pipe and its banjo union at the block, look for oily deposits and sludge, check for shaft play and oil in the intake pipework, and ask whether the sump and oil pump pick-up strainer were ever cleaned after any turbo work